ABDiff
macOS
Common product questions
These are the questions people are most likely to ask before trying ABDiff on macOS: what it compares, how it works with Git, whether it supports image and video review, and how it handles privacy.
Each answer links deeper into the manual or workflow pages where the feature is explained in more detail.
ABDiff compares text files, images, videos, folders, arbitrary binary files in hex, and structured binary formats including Mach-O. It also supports merge workflows for text and includes a command-line tool for Git and other integrations.
Yes. ABDiff can be configured as a Git difftool and mergetool through the abd command-line tool, including single-window three-way merge workflows for conflicted files.
Yes. ABDiff supports three-way merge for text files on macOS, with explicit conflict regions, a result-focused editing model, and Git mergetool integration that opens the merge in one visual window.
Yes. ABDiff includes the abd command-line tool for launching comparisons from scripts, terminal workflows, IDEs, and Git. It also supports CI-style image comparison with metrics and exit codes.
Yes. ABDiff includes split view, side-by-side review, crossfade, change boxes, absolute and proportional difference, blurred difference, edge comparison, SSIM, and Delta E.
Yes. ABDiff compares two videos on a shared timeline with synchronized playback, split and side-by-side modes, frame stepping, zoom, and pan.
Yes. Folder comparison aligns entries by relative path, highlights added, removed, and modified items, and supports copy left or right actions, ignore patterns, and hidden-file filtering.
Yes. ABDiff includes byte-level hex diff for arbitrary binary files, a standalone hex viewer for single-file inspection, and structured read-only views for recognized formats including Mach-O.
ABDiff is designed for local review on macOS. It does not operate a developer backend for document processing, does not upload your files to the developer, and does not use developer telemetry.